Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Clifton (Mesa County, Colorado, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 76
184
200 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 75
183
199 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 67
168
177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 57
150
159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 19
47
53 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 19
47
53 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 19
47
53 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
37
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
36
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
17
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Clifton (Mesa County)
5 Families width 21 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Clifton (Mesa County)
17 Genera with 21 Species | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1852 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1823 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1852 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Echinargus Nabokov, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Feniseca Grote, 1793 | North American Harvesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napeogenes Bates, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1853 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perophthalma Westwood, 1845 | Eyemarks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1878 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Clifton (Mesa County)
21 Species and 4 Subspecies | Anthocharis (Anthocharis) sara Lucas, 1852 | 'Pacific' Sara Orangetip | | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867) | ⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982 | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793 | Harvester | | Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | Albo Admiral | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Napeogenes tolosa amara Godman, 1899 | Tolosa Tigerwing | | Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853 | Western swallowtail | | Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845 | | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Speyeria idalia Drury, 1773 | Female Regal Fritillary | | Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878 | | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Clifton (Mesa County) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies, Brush-footed butterflies, Brush-Footed Butterfly, Brushfoot butterflies, Brushfooted Butterflies, Checker-spots, Crescent-spots, Four-footed butterflies, Fritillaries, Mourningclocks, Nymphalids, Purples | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Papilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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